The History Of Homicide In The United States

By Savannah Cox

Published February 28, 2014

Updated April 7, 2014

While homicide rates have slowed over the years, the alarming number of homicides in the Bayou state have analysts scratching their heads. Most attribute Louisiana’s status as “murder capital of the world” to a deadly cocktail of lax gun laws, violence-inciting warm climates and poverty. Presently, for every 100,000 people, there are 10.8 murders or non-negligent manslaughters in the state of Louisiana.